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Inside Reading - Unit 4
Vocabulary words in sentences
27
Language - English
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2015

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Term
acquire
Definition
Salwa worked very hard at her job to _______ the title of manager.
Term
acquisition
Definition
The _______ of a new language is very difficult. You have to spend a lot of time reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Term
ambiguous
Definition
My timetable is ______. It lists two classrooms for my class, so I am not sure where I should go.
Term
ambiguity
Definition
My textbook says that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, but an online source says that it was Antonio Meucci. This _______ requires more research to understand.
Term
unambiguous
Definition
The syllabus is ______. We must arrive on time for class or we will be marked absent—no questions!
Term
ambiguously,
unambiguously
Definition
_______, the semester timetable says that we may or may not have a holiday on the 10th.

However, it _______ says that classes will end on the 14th.
Term
analogy
Definition
If you say that a car is like a body, then by _______ you can say that petrol is like food.

Petrol can be an _______ for food.
Term
analogous
Definition
Petrol is _______ to food because petrol feeds your car and food feeds your body.
Term
civil
Definition
The military sector includes job titles like “general” or “air force pilot” while the _______ sector might include doctors, teachers, and taxi drivers.
Term
constitute
Definition
The marks from your essay, your presentation, and your final exam _______ your final mark for the semester.
Term
context
Definition
Learning English from friends is very different than learning English in the _______ of a college degree program.
Term
convene
Definition
Class will _______ three days a week, from 8:00 to 9:40.
Term
convention
Definition
It is a _______ in Oman for high school students to wear uniforms.

You will have a substitute teacher next week because your regular teacher is going to a teaching _______ in Dubai.
Term
conventional
Definition
It would not be very _______ for an Omani high school student to wear jeans and a t-shirt to class.
Term
differentiate
Definition
Many flowers look alike. It can be difficult to ______ one from the other.
Term
differ
Definition
My brother and I _______: he likes football and I like basketball.
Term
index (n)
Definition
The _______ on the first page of the newspaper shows you the page numbers for each section.

Smiling can be an _______ of happiness.
Term
index (v)
Definition
Having a lot of skills can be an ______ of how hard you worked.
Term
integral
Definition
Studying is an _______ part of learning new things. You won’t learn if you don’t study!
Term
military (n)
Definition
My brother has been in the _______ for five years. He is a sergeant in the navy.
Term
military (adj)
Definition
There was a big _______ presence in Sohar a few years ago to help keep the peace when people were angry.
Term
somewhat
Definition
I like to read books about Spain, so I am _______ of an expert on Spanish culture.

My friend looked _______ sad, but he said he wasn’t. He was just very tired.
Term
style (n)
Definition
Her _______ of writing is very clear. She knows how to use words and sentences to show her meaning.

I don’t like the ______ of those sunglasses. I like sunglasses that are very big and dark.
Term
style (v)
Definition
Many women _______ their hair very carefully before going to a wedding.
Term
in style
Definition
Colorful gym shoes are _______ right now. Few people want plain white or black shoes.

Kindness and respect will always be _______.
Term
via
Definition
For my holiday, I flew to Canada _______ London. But the plane only stopped in London for two hours.

He usually goes to work by car, but when the weather is nice, he gets to work _______ bicycle.
Term
whereby
Definition
I need to change my schedule _______ I will have more time to study.
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